	1	2	3	4	T
FRE	49	16	44	9	118
MELB	7	27	8	28	70

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
28:22		J. Treacy Behind	118 - 70
26:35		E. Langdon Goal	117 - 70
24:14		K. Pickett Behind	117 - 64
22:57		K. Chandler Behind	117 - 63
20:30		S. Switkowski Behind	117 - 62
17:55		L. Jackson Goal	116 - 62
13:05		B. Fritsch Goal	110 - 62
10:18		B. Fritsch Behind	110 - 56
7:15		M. Gawn Behind	110 - 55
3:51		K. Chandler Goal	110 - 54
1:51		H. Sharp Goal	110 - 48
1:16		P. Voss Behind	110 - 42
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
30:12		Rushed	109 - 42
29:00		I. Dudley Goal	108 - 42
27:50		I. Dudley Goal	102 - 42
23:36		C. Serong Goal	96 - 42
23:36		C. Serong Goal	96 - 42
19:58		T. Sparrow Goal	90 - 42
17:01		B. Mihocek Behind	90 - 36
14:33		J. Treacy Goal	90 - 35
11:44		S. Bolton Goal	84 - 35
10:20		T. Sparrow Behind	78 - 35
7:07		P. Voss Behind	78 - 34
5:06		I. Dudley Goal	77 - 34
1:39		M. Reid Goal	71 - 34
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
29:30		J. Treacy Goal	65 - 34
27:57		H. Langford Behind	59 - 34
26:22		S. Switkowski Goal	59 - 33
24:42		K. Pickett Goal	53 - 33
23:56		Rushed	53 - 27
23:10		E. Langdon Behind	52 - 27
20:23		S. Darcy Behind	52 - 26
18:31		B. Fritsch Goal	51 - 26
17:19		N. O'Driscoll Behind	51 - 20
15:14		L. Jackson Behind	50 - 20
11:23		B. Mihocek Goal	49 - 20
9:43		Rushed	49 - 14
5:11		H. Sharp Goal	49 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
27:53		J. Treacy Goal	49 - 7
26:33		M. Johnson Behind	43 - 7
26:10		L. Jackson Behind	42 - 7
24:39		Rushed	41 - 7
23:56		T. Rivers Behind	40 - 7
22:45		C. Scerri Behind	40 - 6
20:48		S. Bolton Goal	39 - 6
19:31		J. Amiss Behind	33 - 6
17:03		J. Treacy Goal	32 - 6
14:56		P. Voss Goal	26 - 6
12:27		M. Reid Goal	20 - 6
11:07		M. Johnson Goal	14 - 6
8:32		E. Langdon Goal	8 - 6
4:49		A. Brayshaw Goal	8 - 0
2:41		S. Bolton Behind	2 - 0
0:50		I. Dudley Behind	1 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	52	136.9	WWWLW
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	BL	40	111.7	LWWWW
5	ADEL	40	111.4	WWWLW
6	GEEL	36	117.1	LLWLL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	90.8	WWLWL
9	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
13	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
14	GWS	24	99.3	WWLLL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.5	WLLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL

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